propylene glycol

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word propylene glycol. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word propylene glycol, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say propylene glycol in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word propylene glycol you have here. The definition of the word propylene glycol will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpropylene glycol, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: propyleneglycol

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Alpha propylene glycol ball-and-stick model
Commons:Category
Commons:Category
Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:

Noun

propylene glycol (countable and uncountable, plural propylene glycols)

  1. (uncountable, chemistry) α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH3CH(OH)CH2OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
  2. (countable, organic chemistry) propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached

Synonyms

(α-propylene glycol):

(any propanediol):

Hypernyms

(α-propylene glycol):

Hyponyms

(any propanediol):

Coordinate terms

Derived terms